"No url found for submodule path"

[matthew-dean]

I'm getting this error when trying to pull via npm:

git submodule -q update --init --recursive: fatal: No url found for submodule path 'vendor/listen' in .gitmodules

Any reason why installing the submodule should fail?

[nex3]

I'm guessing you're on the next or master branch, which no longer includes that submodule. You shouldn't need to run git submodule anymore, and you can delete vendor/listen if you'd like.

[hwhelchel]

Hi @nex3 I'm experience this issue as well on the dynamic_includes branch and using bundler.

Gemfile snippet

source 'https://rubygems.org'

git_source(:github) do |repo_name|
  repo_name = "#{repo_name}/#{repo_name}" unless repo_name.include?("/")
  "https://github.com/#{repo_name}.git"
end

ruby '2.4.1'
# Bundle edge Rails instead: gem 'rails', github: 'rails/rails'
gem 'rails', '~> 5.0.2'
# Use postgresql as the database for Active Record
gem 'pg', '~> 0.15'
# Use SCSS for stylesheets
gem 'sass', github: 'sass/sass', branch: 'dynamic_includes'
gem 'sass-rails', '~> 5.0.5'

# ...

Fetching https://github.com/sass/sass.git
fatal: no submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path 'vendor/listen'

Retrying `git submodule deinit --all` due to error (2/4): Bundler::Source::Git::GitCommandError Git error: command `git submodule deinit --all` in directory /Users/harry/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/bundler/gems/sass-c3a38aaccaea has failed.
If this error persists you could try removing the cache directory '/Users/harry/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/cache/bundler/git/sass-f93669b09c0ed3df285fed8ee8f7fafb2f69833f'fatal: no submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path 'vendor/listen'

Retrying `git submodule deinit --all` due to error (3/4): Bundler::Source::Git::GitCommandError Git error: command `git submodule deinit --all` in directory /Users/harry/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/bundler/gems/sass-c3a38aaccaea has failed.
If this error persists you could try removing the cache directory '/Users/harry/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/cache/bundler/git/sass-f93669b09c0ed3df285fed8ee8f7fafb2f69833f'fatal: no submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path 'vendor/listen'

Retrying `git submodule deinit --all` due to error (4/4): Bundler::Source::Git::GitCommandError Git error: command `git submodule deinit --all` in directory /Users/harry/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/bundler/gems/sass-c3a38aaccaea has failed.
If this error persists you could try removing the cache directory '/Users/harry/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/cache/bundler/git/sass-f93669b09c0ed3df285fed8ee8f7fafb2f69833f'fatal: no submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path 'vendor/listen'

Git error: command `git submodule deinit --all` in directory /Users/harry/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/bundler/gems/sass-c3a38aaccaea has failed.
If this error persists you could try removing the cache directory
'/Users/harry/.rbenv/versions/2.4.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/cache/bundler/git/sass-f93669b09c0ed3df285fed8ee8f7fafb2f69833f'

I first tried removing the cache directory as git advises which did not work.

I forked sass/sass and added back the .gitmodules file and was able to successfully bundle.

Is there a better solution that I am missing?

[nex3]

Running from branches other than stable, next, and master is not something we really support.